mesocaval shunt

[ mĕz′ə-kā′vəl ]

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Anastomosis or graft anastomosis of the side of the superior mesenteric vein to the proximal end of the divided inferior vena cava performed as a means of controlling portal hypertension.

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How to use mesocaval shunt in a sentence

You know, like Nixon tried to shunt responsibility for the break-in on to Liddy, Sturgis, et al.
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Once on the subject of jewels, it was difficult to shunt him off on another at short notice.
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In place of a shunt, the voltmeter uses a coil of wire of high resistance (see R, Fig. 249) in series with the galvanometer coil.
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In other words a voltmeter is connected in shunt, while an ammeter is in series with the circuit as is shown in Fig. 250.
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When two or more conductors are connected in parallel each one is said to be a shunt of the others.
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The shunt wound dynamo (see Fig. 286) sends a part only of the current produced through the field coils.
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